Kelowna posted Jul 13, 2018 @ 09:00am by Josh Duncan

Kelowna RCMP ticketing children for all the right reasons

Your child may be stopped by a police officer if riding their bike this summer, but not for any bad reasons.

Kelowna RCMP officers, along with City of Kelowna bylaw enforcement officers, will be ticketing children who are spotted following the rules of the road.

Officers will be on the lookout for kids wearing helmets or displaying other positive bike safety behaviours, like walking their bikes across the street at an intersection.

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Along with the ticket, kids will receive coupons from places like Dominos and McDonald’s.

“Simply put, doing the right thing has its ‘tasty’ rewards,” explained Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey of the Kelowna RCMP.

“It’s more than rewarding safe behaviour, it’s a fantastic opportunity for our men and women to have a positive interaction, which may have a life long impact, on the youth in our wonderful community.”

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O’Donaghey says that all kids displaying proper bike etiquette this summer should prepare to be pulled over and rewarded for their actions.

Some riders will even be rewarded with a gift certificate to buy a brand new helmet from BrainTrust.

The brand new helmets are generously donated by Associated Canadian Travelers/United Commercial Travelers Kelowna West Council #1003.

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